Management

Patrick Keenan
Managing Director & CEO

36 years experience in the oil and gas industry
Successfully headed up several companies (NUMAR, Coherence Technology, GeoMechanics International) from start-up through development phase to listing or sale
BA (Honors) University of Lancaster, England
Geologist

John O'Keefe
EVP & Chief Financial Officer

39 years of experience in the energy industry, particularly oil & gas
Previously CFO of four companies (Lucas Energy, Blast Energy Services, Ivanhoe Energy, Puerto Rico Sun Oil), including NYSE, TSX & NASDAQ
Extensive experience in securing placements for publicly traded oil and gas companies
BA in Business Administration from Portsmouth University, Chartered Accountant, PMD program at Harvard Business School 

Dr. Erling I. H. Siggerud
V.P Exploration

20 years experience in the E&P industry (Pertra, Roxar, PGS) and academia
Worked on a global basis within exploration and production
PhD in Geology from the University of Bergen, Norway

Jim Oberkircher
V.P. Operations

29 years of experience in the energy service industry (Dresser, Sperry Sun)
Halliburton global manger for multilateral well technology
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Carnegie-Mellon University

David Cook
VP Land and General Counsel

Licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado for 20 years - Transactional and business focus
Owner and Founder of Academy Title Insurance Company since 2000
BA from Colorado College, JD from University of Colorado

PÃ¥l Kristian Moe
General Manager, Fram Norway

15 years of experience from finance within investment and corporate banking
International experience from transactions and the United Nations
Master of Science Economic and Marketing, University of Tromsø, Norway

 

Directors

Bernt Østhus
Chairman

Director and Founder of Staur Holding AS
Founding Partner of Pretor Advokat - Participated in the development of several Norwegian & international companies
Law degree from the University of Bergen

Ola Lyngstad
Board Member

Partner in Pareto Forvaltning AS and Portfolio Manager of Pareto Growth AS and Pareto Energy Solution AS (private equity funds)
Master of Science in Economics from Copenhagen Business School

Dr. Odd Hjelmeland
Board Member

Founder and Managing Director of ResLab As
Section Manager Reservoir Engineering and Senior Scientist, Sintef Petroleum Research
Doctor of engineering from the Polytechnic in Trondheim, Norway

Maria Henry
Board Member

Geologist with 24 years of technical experience performing geoscience evaluations
Currently employed by Henry GeoConsulting Services and has previously worked with BP/Amoco
Master’s of Science degree in Geology from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Science fro University of Texas at Austin

Kristin Jørstad
Board Member

Head of IPR Management, attorney and member of the management group of NTNU Technology Transfer AS
Has previously worked as associate of Pretor Advokat AS and Notar Advokat AS
Law degree from the University of Bergen, Norway